There are always different ways to do things. When you work with kids who have ASD, you learn this fairly quickly. You also learn that if you can’t think in a different way, you are going to have a rough go of things. I recently heard a story in passing at a professional training seminar

What can your child do? As a therapist working with individuals who have autism, I hear about the things they can’t do quite frequently. From the time of diagnosis on and sometimes before diagnosis, parents are told everything their child can’t do. What most people forget is that at some point they couldn’t do most

This is a really cool series the BBC is doing about Autism. There’s a lot to learn here. I found Rosie’s mention of assigning feelings to inanimate objects particularly interesting. I wonder how many meltdowns could be avoided if we were more considerate of this with regard to kids on the spectrum. Obviously no two

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I believe Autism should be looked at in terms of a network. When you experience issues with your network you don't give up and walk away; You analyze the routing and attempt to make it more efficient. It's my belief that Autism doesn't need a cure; It needs an upgrade! So that's what we are going to do...together. Welcome to upgradeautism.com.